This controller's turbo speed is significantly under the leaderboard cap. Proceed at your own risk.
This controller's turbo function is too slow to perform Gold Skip.
¶ General Information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Common Name | KMD Wired Pro Controller with Turbo |
| Model | NS-1168 |
| Manufacturer | Kool Brands, LLC |
| Wireless? |  No |
| Leaderboard Legal? |  Yes |
| Sentiment Power |  |
¶ Recommendation
Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with slightly negative sentiment:
Get the wireless version instead.
¶ Programmability At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Turbo? | Yes |
| Turbo Button Remappable? | No |
| How to activate? | Separate turbo button |
| Custom Button Mapping? | No |
| Advertised Fire Rate (Hz) | Not provided |
| Turbo Time to Live (TTL) | Short |
| All Turboed Buttons on Same Duty Cycle? | TBD |
| Adjustable Stick Deadzone? | No |
¶ Detailed Turbo Information
| Turbo Mode | Actual Hz | Distance under leaderboard cap |
|---|---|---|
| Wired | 6.2 |  -6.8 |
Turbo: turbo speed is significantly lower than the leaderboard cap
¶ Turbo Gold Skip
| Turbo Mode | 0 Lock? | 1 Lock? | 2 Lock? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wired | No |
No |
No |
¶ Sticks At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analog Layout Style | Switch |
| Analog Sensor | Potentiometric sensor |
| Stick Circularity Average Error | Not measured |
¶ Stick Assessment
- Hardware: solid feel, rotates smoothly
- Firmware: digital notches
¶ Buttons At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Back Paddles? | No |
| Back Paddle Turboable? | N/A |
| Y Button Shape | Flat |
| Trigger Type | Digital |
| Actuation force (g) | 115 |
¶ Button Assessment
- Hardware: grip is fairly ergonomic, d-pad is okay, face buttons have a hard feel, but not as bad as other controllers in the same class
- Firmware: no reported issues
¶ Positive Sentiment
I like that you can disable all turbo buttons with a single button combination.
¶ Negative Sentiment
The autofire is very slow.
There are better wired controllers on the market that are competitive in price.
¶ Autofire Data
This device's turbo speed was verified on a hacked Switch system with an autofire tester. Learn more.
(image provided by jayena)
¶ Circle Test Video
Coming soon.